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Don’t watch Netflix movies. Watch actual lower budget/indie movies like Red Rocket that still look and feel like movies..

onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago
I think this is true for the people writing articles about "The Visual Blandness of Netflix" - which makes me wonder who they're actually writing to, beside the echo chamber. A24 is great for this crowd. But, they're already aware of it... The majority of people watch TV and movies to be mindlessly entertained, not to be enlightened by some high-form of art. Netflix and Disney+ is just fine for this crowd. You're not going to write an article and convince anyone their movie watching habits are wrong.
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- flir 4y ago
  Once you're aware of something, it's very hard to make yourself unaware of it. Once someone pointed out orange-and-teal grading to me, I couldn't help but see it. It's like UX - once you understand it a bit, you see things everywhere that can be improved. You can't help it.
- ulizzle 4y ago
  If the majority of people are just fine with watching Netflix and Disney+ how do you explain their steep drop in stocks?
  - andsoitis 4y ago
    Netflix added more than 7 million new subscribers in the last 3 months, bringing the number of households to over 230 million worldwide. And that's just people who are paying. Many people share their accounts so we can assume another few million people who regularly watch but don't pay. https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/netflix-subscribers-earnings-q4-2022-1235493532/ https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/netflix-subscribers-earning...
    - ulizzle 4y ago
      But if you look at the chart two years, you'll see how even if it's building up, it's still a steep drop compared to their high point circa in 2021.
      - hgsgm 4y ago
        That's because of the change in interest rates and the dollar, economy-wide. If you think a stock is doing poorly, you have to show its alpha vs the market. Also, Disney is more than a TV channel.
        ulizzle 4y ago
        Disney being more than a TV channel is obvious, but if you bring that up, you also have to square up that the theme parks have been bleeding money On the first point, then why are analysts still bearing on Netflix and given it a "no-invest?"
      - andsoitis 4y ago
        Short term knee jerk reaction. Most people in the world with broadband connections still don’t have streaming TV, but everyone wants to watch shows and movies. Netflix is best positioned, focused, and has a stellar leadership team. Let’s compare notes on stock price in 5 years.
  - onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago
    Interest rates
- indigodaddy 4y ago
  Good point. I actually don’t have a huge problem with the “Netflix aesthetic”. I just try to mix in a healthy dose of older movies + newer indie movies to balance it out (think along the lines of Kelly Reichardt / Riley Stearns / Sean Baker / Lynn Shelton (RIP))
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sysadm1n 4y ago
> Don’t watch Netflix I know a few people very proud of their DVD collection, and they have rare stuff you simply won't find on Netflix. Many of them make rips of the DVD so they have a backup in-case the DVD rots and is unusable (actual thing that could happen).
the_af 4y ago
Note that TFA is not arguing that Netflix movies are bad as movies, it's just making an observation about how they look (which the author dislikes).
recursive 4y ago
This is probably addressed to me. There are a few problems. I don't know which "actual" movies to watch. Netflix has a list for me. It's news to me, but I don't know what movies look or feel like. I guess I'm not very discerning, but the Netflix look doesn't bother me, if I can even notice it, which I wouldn't bet on.
- indigodaddy 4y ago
  I’d recommend browsing new releases on Vudu. Sure you’ll get some Netflix-aesthetic movies mixed in, but you’ll also get plenty of indie and movies that don’t..

onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago

I think this is true for the people writing articles about "The Visual Blandness of Netflix" - which makes me wonder who they're actually writing to, beside the echo chamber. A24 is great for this crowd. But, they're already aware of it... The majority of people watch TV and movies to be mindlessly entertained, not to be enlightened by some high-form of art. Netflix and Disney+ is just fine for this crowd. You're not going to write an article and convince anyone their movie watching habits are wrong.

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flir 4y ago
Once you're aware of something, it's very hard to make yourself unaware of it. Once someone pointed out orange-and-teal grading to me, I couldn't help but see it. It's like UX - once you understand it a bit, you see things everywhere that can be improved. You can't help it.
ulizzle 4y ago
If the majority of people are just fine with watching Netflix and Disney+ how do you explain their steep drop in stocks?
- andsoitis 4y ago
  Netflix added more than 7 million new subscribers in the last 3 months, bringing the number of households to over 230 million worldwide. And that's just people who are paying. Many people share their accounts so we can assume another few million people who regularly watch but don't pay. https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/netflix-subscribers-earnings-q4-2022-1235493532/ https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/netflix-subscribers-earning...
  - ulizzle 4y ago
    But if you look at the chart two years, you'll see how even if it's building up, it's still a steep drop compared to their high point circa in 2021.
    - hgsgm 4y ago
      That's because of the change in interest rates and the dollar, economy-wide. If you think a stock is doing poorly, you have to show its alpha vs the market. Also, Disney is more than a TV channel.
      - ulizzle 4y ago
        Disney being more than a TV channel is obvious, but if you bring that up, you also have to square up that the theme parks have been bleeding money On the first point, then why are analysts still bearing on Netflix and given it a "no-invest?"
    - andsoitis 4y ago
      Short term knee jerk reaction. Most people in the world with broadband connections still don’t have streaming TV, but everyone wants to watch shows and movies. Netflix is best positioned, focused, and has a stellar leadership team. Let’s compare notes on stock price in 5 years.
- onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago
  Interest rates
indigodaddy 4y ago
Good point. I actually don’t have a huge problem with the “Netflix aesthetic”. I just try to mix in a healthy dose of older movies + newer indie movies to balance it out (think along the lines of Kelly Reichardt / Riley Stearns / Sean Baker / Lynn Shelton (RIP))
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sysadm1n 4y ago

> Don’t watch Netflix I know a few people very proud of their DVD collection, and they have rare stuff you simply won't find on Netflix. Many of them make rips of the DVD so they have a backup in-case the DVD rots and is unusable (actual thing that could happen).

the_af 4y ago

Note that TFA is not arguing that Netflix movies are bad as movies, it's just making an observation about how they look (which the author dislikes).

recursive 4y ago

This is probably addressed to me. There are a few problems. I don't know which "actual" movies to watch. Netflix has a list for me. It's news to me, but I don't know what movies look or feel like. I guess I'm not very discerning, but the Netflix look doesn't bother me, if I can even notice it, which I wouldn't bet on.

indigodaddy 4y ago
I’d recommend browsing new releases on Vudu. Sure you’ll get some Netflix-aesthetic movies mixed in, but you’ll also get plenty of indie and movies that don’t..